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Welcome to Accident ...

Accident is located in Benton County<1>.

When the people of Accident refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Accidental<2>

Accident is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Accident lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Accident: 479

Communities Also Named Accident ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Accident - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Accident.

Communities near Accident ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Accident.

  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Springdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bentonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bella Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tontitown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Accident. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Accident.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Accident. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Accident.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Accident. See our Newspapers Page for Accident.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Accident ...

Looking for more information about Accident? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Accident, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Accident.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Accident refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Accident may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Accident - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.